Methods for generation or increasing revenues from crops
AssigneesChromatin, Inc., The University of Chicago
InventorsJennifer Mach, Helge Zieler, RongGuan Jin, Kevin Keith, Gregory P. Copenhaver, Daphne Preuss
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods of doing business and providing services. For example, methods of increasing the revenue of crops are provided. To this end, the method includes the use of a nucleic acid sequences of plant centromeres. This will permit construction of stably inherited recombinant DNA constructs and mini chromosomes which can serve as vectors for the construction of transgenic plant and animal cells.
Claims15
A method for providing a service comprising the steps of:
- identifying a sequence associated with a centromer of a commercial plant;
- using a gene and the sequence to create a minichromosome;
- and
- introducing the minichromosome into a cell of the commercial plant to create a transgenic plant.
2-62. (canceled)
A method for generating revenue based on agricultural products comprising the steps of:
- developing a new crop based on a minichromosome including a sequence of a centromere;
- and
- receiving a fee for the new crop.
(canceled)
A method for performing a service comprising the steps of:
- developing a modified plant having a desired characteristic that does not naturally occur in a non-modified plant by inserting into a cell of the non-modified plant a minichromosome including
- a sequence of a centromere and a gene expressing the desired characteristic.
75-91. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.